is purchasing stuff on e bay safe? i`m new to this ebay thing?

Answer 1

(1) Buy only from people with 98.5% or more positive feedback.

(2) Buy only from people who accept Paypal. Do NOT pay in any other way.

(3) A nice high feedback score (along with the near perfect percentage positive) is a good thing; it shows the trader is serious. Read the feedback comments. Find out where the negatives came from. If they came from ássholes, discount them.

(4) Check where it's coming from first. You may have to pay import duty. American sellers can be really arsey about selling internationally. Most of the time I don't bother.

(5) An item with lots of description and good photos is more worth the effort than something that's been lashed together by a no-hoper. If there's no brand name, it will be a noname item. That can be a bad thing if it's some kind of gadget.

(6) Always get it delivered by registered post.

(7) If software, it WILL be fake or restricted license unless it explicitly says that it is the full retail license, unopened, unused, etc.

(8) If the item has a model number, you can check the online price from a conventional retailer. That should give you a cap on what you're going to pay.

(9) Beware of ebay fever! You often have to "stalk" the bargains right up to the last second if you're going to win the auction. But don't let that make you put up too much cash.

(10) Be a good trader yourself - your feedback score is worth protecting!

Answer 2

Yes generally it is safe however beware of fake emails. Dont you make the same mistake that I did when I first got one I basically panicked as it said I must update within 24 hours or my account would be suspended and I fell for it and entered my user name and password to update them and then my both my ebay and email account were hijacked and I have many online accounts with various different sites and all accounts have different passwords - no two are the same. A listing was created in my name which was the latest and most expensive pay as you go mobile phone which was back then the nokia 8800 done on my account. Luckily I managed to get back into my email account through the security question and discovered an email redirection after I found I had no new spam emails in my bulk folder when normally I get a lot of them every single day without fail. I feel that I got a lucky escape even though I was practically forced to bend a rule by logging into a spare account that is normally used for posting and putting a crazy high bid in to stop anybody else winning the phone and therefore protect my excellent reputation as I could not end the listing early because it was a 1 day auction and there was less than 12 hours to go.

Download ebay toolbar as this will tell you when you are on a genuine ebay site and when you are on a fake. If in doubt whether it is a real or fake forward it to [e-mail] and they will let you know either way.

Answer 3

I have been a seller since 1997 and I buy a lot on eBay too. Check the feedbacks. Do not answer any emails which look like Paypal and eBay and ask for your password. EBay never does that but lots of crooks do. I get these emails every day!!!!!My first eBay buy in 1997 was a fraud , a fake Disney cell, since then I had 100 percent satisfaction and I own 100 percent feedback of which I am extremely proud. Try eBay and you will save money, either with new items or old ones.

Answer 4

eBay is the largest online marketplace and one of the most popular ways to earn an income from home with a PC and internet connection. Selling on eBay is inexpensive and easy to start. Ebay has a number of tools for sellers to maximise sales. These are eBay Pulse, Hot items report, merchandising calendar. By sourcing products at a low price, you can increase your profit. Check out http://tinyurl.com/rygsh for more details.

Answer 5

It's safe as long as you are a smart buyer. Just be sure to check the seller's feedback rating. If it's anything below 99% (if less than 100%, figure out why they received negative feedback) or they haven't sold any/very few items yet, then I personally would not trust them because they could be scamming you. But most people on that website are honest sellers, so don't be intimidated. Good luck!

Answer 6

The comments about Australia are crazy. They absolutely were originally a Gun Nut nation and protested when their government wanted to take them away. However, they have not had a mass shooting since 1992 as a result and the Australians (even the ones who protested) will now tell you they feel much safer. In addition, not all guns were taken away; people still have hunting rifles and if a bad guy or boogie man broke into your house, you would still be able to do plenty of damage with a hunting rifle. My point - do we really need every American to have access to machine guns and sniper rifles? Can't we restrict specific gun access and only make hand guns and hunting rifles accessible? Just saying.

Answer 7

Mostly - but I was taken by a fraud seller in Hull who cheated
me for £ 46 a couple of months ago.

She was expelled from eBay and I may receive compansation
of £ 7 ??? eventually.

This is a risk you always have to take.

Answer 8

Yes, it is safe. My boyfriend buys and sells on Ebay all the time. He has never had a problem.

Answer 9

Any company run by eBay is 100% safe.

Answer 10

If you know what you're doing its safe. Beware of scams. Don't fall for emails that ask for your paypal password or your ebay password.